RACISM, RESISTANCE, AND RAP - USING HIP HOP TO EXPLORE AND PROPERLY HANDLE THE ORIGIN OF YOUR CLIENTS RAGE AGAINST INSITUTIONAL RACISM

Sep 21, 2026

RACISM, RESISTANCE, AND RAP examines how hip hop can help people recognize and work through the roots of clients’ anger toward institutional racism. The session traces a timeline of civil-rights era events through 2020’s BLM protests, deaths, and the COVID emergency, linking historical policy rollback to cultural emergence. It then connects therapeutic approaches and emotions provoked by events such as the capitol riots, highlighting the role of Black preaching traditions and the concept of Black Power shaped by Stokley Carmichael and 1960s leaders.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages27

Reading Time1 h 8 min

AccessFree to download

Agenda

Intro

The Timeline

Therapeutic Connections

Bar Exam

Outro

The Timeline

What were pivotal moments that stood out to you this year?

The church and black preaching tradition

Take me to Church

Black Power

Stokley Carmichael Fire in my bones

NC TIDE & Andrew Watkins RACISM, RESISTANCE, AND RAP USING HIP HOP TO EXPLORE AND PROPERLY HANDLE THE ORIGIN OF YOUR CLIENTS RAGE AGAINST INSITUTIONAL RACISM Agenda 1. Intro ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ 2. The Timeline 3. Therapeutic Connections 4. Bar Exam 5. Outro ALLOW METOREINTRODUCE MYSELF, MY NAME IS ANDREW WATKINS MSW LCSWA ■Undergraduate Education: Winston Salem State University (08 ’ Psychology) ■Graduate Education: North Carolina A&T State University (15 ’ MSW) ■Current Employment: Clinical Counselor at North Carolina A&T State University ■Personal: Founder of "The Cypher " , a hybrid consulting company that provides professional training , consultancy , and support group facilitation The Timeline Brooklyn Burnings 1970 ' s Malcolm X Assisianated 1965 Dr. MLK Jr. Assasianated 1968 Holy Week Uprising 1968 Fred Hampton assisinated 1969 Civil Rights Policy rollbackslate 70's & early 80's "It is of course largely the policies of the Reagan Right, particularly its eroding of civil-rights era legislation aimed at addressing historic inequities experienced by blacks that helped further instigate the advent of hip-hop music and culture, as hip-hop became the most visible site of an oppositional urban youth culture" Mark Anthony Neal The Timeline 2020 BLM protests Coronavirus causes state of emergency Kobe Bryant death Breona Taylor murder Ahmaud Arbery murder George Flloyd murder What were pivotal moments that stood out to you this year? The culmination The rage that fueled the capitol riots There was a different energy associated with the year 2020 . Anguish, desperation, sadness, rage, etc. . - It seemed that all of the emotion experienced during the year swelled and eventually erupted in the form of the capitol riots Despite your political preference. the capitol riots put the rage of many individual s on full display. What are some of the emotions you experienced while watching the capitol riots? How do you express ra ge When you feel rage, how do you normally express that emotion? a Yelling b Curse words c Physical aggression d Isolation Take me to Church Whooping our way to freedom The church has always played a prominent role in the lives of black people in America . Church provided members with the opportunity to lament, organize, and articulate demands for liberation . The collective genius of black people was displayed in the black church which was most prominent in the black preaching tradition . In the book Say It: Celebrating Expository Praching in the African American tradition Charlie Dates states"One can learn much from a tradition of preaching that emerged from the trans-atlantic disaspora, is baptized in suffering, is sophisticated in rhetorical harmony, and yet proclaims salvation to th e land of own it's captivity" Black Power How systemic racism in the mid In 1966 Stokley Carmichael coined the phrase " Black Power" in response to widespread racism in Mississippi. The phrase took on a life of it's on and resonated with black people around the country who were tired of unfair treatment. The assasi nation of Malcolm X, Dr . King, Fred Hampton, along with the false improsionment of several black power leaders of the time stoked the proverbial fire present within the black community. 60's birthed the black power movement Prominent speakers of the movement possessed a speaking style that combined the fiery cadence of the black preaching tradition, with the intellectualism of Harlem Renaissance literature and the improvisation of jazz and funk greats that was infectious, but also began to create something new altogether . The content of the movement promoted black excellence, denounced systemic oppression, and presented a united front against America's violent behavior toward black people . Stokley Carmichael Fire in my bones

FAQs

What purpose does using hip hop serve in the session?

Hip hop is used as a way to explore where clients’ rage originates and to help properly handle anger rooted in institutional racism.

Which historical moments does the timeline highlight?

It references civil-rights and assassination events from the 1960s, later policy rollback in the late 70s and early 80s, and then 2020 events such as BLM protests, COVID-19 emergency, and multiple high-profile killings.

How does the session connect rage to emotions and behavior?

It describes 2020 emotions such as anguish, desperation, sadness, and rage, and explains how those feelings can surface in collective actions like the capitol riots, then prompts discussion of expressed emotions such as yelling, curse words, physical aggression, or isolation.

Sep 21, 2026

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